Sunday, December 10, 2006

Here's the updated "mask" for IF (illustrationfriday.com)I think he has more of a "reason" now, you know?

Mask

18 gauge galvanized wire, about 8 inches tall.

For IllustrationFriday.com. Mask was this weeks word to illustrate, and it was more challenging than I anticipated. Not from an idea standpoint, but simply creating it for some reason. Thanks for any comments in advance!

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

The Mosquito is finished!!

Well, these pics stink, but I'm kinda excited about being done (I think), and I wanted to post some images of her. The "A" on her dogtag is the last initial of the family who commissioned me to make her. Why do I know it's a female? 'Cause female mosquitos are the ones that bite!

Friday, November 24, 2006

Invention

24 gauge dark annealed wire. Maybe 6 inches tall.For Illustration Friday, this weeks word is "Invention". Don't know what this machine is supposed to do, but I bet it would be interesting.

Funny, scrolling through some of the other entries for this week, it seems boxes with funnels leading into 'em is a common idea for "invention". As you can see, it was what I thought of too. Just kind of interesting, like we all watched the same cartoons when we were young.

Thursday, September 21, 2006

I got the go ahead from a client to make a giant mosquito yesterday. It'll be around 30'' high and wide, made of copper tubing. I made a herron in the same style last year, here a couple of pics of it. (Click on a pic to see it bigger)

As for the mosquito, I'll be showing the progress here in this blog in the near future.

Monday, September 18, 2006

An Applause Sign

Made this piece for a group show at LAMP Art Gallery in the fall of 2006. It's around 5 ft. long with eight 20wt. bulbs (one behind each letter). Bought by a private collector in Indianapolis (I've lost track of exactly who, bummer).

I've always thought applause signs were so strange, funny even. It's a cue to tell an audience in a studio when to clap, so that viewers at home will know what they should be appreciating. Wierd.